Dear Russ, I wanted to express to you how important you have been to me and to the various enterprises I have been fortunate to have ben involved in over the years. as President of the Peabody hotel in memphis, I depended on you to take care of the various pianos we owned and had throughout the Hotel. You always did a superb job in tuning and setting up the instruments. As you know The Peabody was founded on people having a wonderful experience and enjoying themselves. Music was one of the most effective lubricants we had going for us. The piano often is part of that formula wether it involved Burt Bacharach in the Skyway or Jason D in Mallards. When I opened Kiva Studios with Joe Walsh, you were there again to assist us in keeping and maintaining the stringent standards necessary for a World Class studio. I always deferred to our knowledge and experience and you never let me down. So all in all we have been working together since 1981 and it is a joy and honor to count you as part of our extended family. I just wanted to express my appreciation to you for the many years of your taking care of things for me. Be always Happy, With Love

Gary R Belz
House Of Blues Studios